Mrs Parker wrote: Well done on getting both pieces of writing completed today. Week 1 WALT: identify an author's purpose and question the intent Sign into the draft wiki, click edit, and answer the questions below. Atlas Hangs On Questions: Why did the author write this story? because he wanted to give a message to the reader.Do you think the writer may have been suggesting that there could be hope for our environment? Atlas thought the tree and birds were gone but there was the twist at the end. What message is being given to the reader? to show that you can always trust friends. Did you like this story? Why, why not? I liked it because the author brought the planets to life. The planets did have great personalities. Mrs Parker wrote: if you get the opportunity today try and complete the gadgets article. :-) Thanks Britt. Questions: 1. What was the article you just read?gadgets 2. What kind of publication would you imagine reading an article like this in?a interview Y 3. What does the word distortionmean? twisting or a changing of a sound. Y Use your mouse to hover over the text, identifying the open and closed questions.? 4. In your own words describe an open question a question that stars with the word do - The word do often starts closed questions, Brittany. Closed questions only need one or two words to answer them.
5. How is an open question different to a closed question? the words do and the words why. Open questions need more than a few words to answer them. CLOSED - do you like coffee? OPEN - what effects does drinking coffee have on your body and why?
6. Why do you think this article was written on line? What was it's purpose?so more people could find out about gadgets
Term 2 Mrs Parker wrote: this still needs editing Brittany. WALT: use speech marks correctly This is great wait what is that a... no it cant be it’s a evil conjure coming our way, but where is grumby “grumby!”… the thing is approaching and we don’t have grumby how could this get any worse grumby over here! There you are do you know what to do um sighed grumby ill think about it make it quick I said. all grumby could think of was to doge this mysterrous thing so we did but the evil conjure came down and chanted spells! one made me so small and the other one made me huge and another to make me the rigt size But by accident he cast us back home and our friends to !
Mrs Parker wrote: There is a lot of exciting things happening in this slide, Brittany, great imagination. Some editing points. You need to read this out loud to yourself and decide where to put capital letters, full stops and question marks. The WALT is use speech marks correctly. Each new speaker needs to be on a new line. See me re where the speech marks need to go once your speakers have their own lines. This is great wait what is that a no it cant be it’s a evil conjure coming our way but where is grumby “grumby the thing is approaching and we don’t have grumby how could this get any worse grumby over here There you are do you know what to do um sighed grumby ill think about it make it quick I said. all grumby could think of was to doge this mysterrous thing so we did but the evil conjure came down and chanted spells! one made me so small and the other one made me huge and another to make me the rigt size But by accident he cast us back home and our friends to !
Mrs Parker wrote: Well done on getting both pieces of writing completed today.
Week 1
WALT: identify an author's purpose and question the intent
Sign into the draft wiki, click edit, and answer the questions below.
Atlas Hangs On
Questions:
Why did the author write this story?
because he wanted to give a message to the reader.Do you think the writer may have been suggesting that there could be hope for our environment? Atlas thought the tree and birds were gone but there was the twist at the end.
What message is being given to the reader?
to show that you can always trust friends.
Did you like this story? Why, why not?
I liked it because the author brought the planets to life. The planets did have great personalities.
Mrs Parker wrote: if you get the opportunity today try and complete the gadgets article. :-) Thanks Britt.
Questions:
1. What was the article you just read?gadgets
2. What kind of publication would you imagine reading an article like this in?a interview Y
3. What does the word distortion mean? twisting or a changing of a sound. Y
Use your mouse to hover over the text, identifying the open and closed questions.?
4. In your own words describe an open question a question that stars with the word do - The word do often starts closed questions, Brittany. Closed questions only need one or two words to answer them.
5. How is an open question different to a closed question?
the words do and the words why. Open questions need more than a few words to answer them.
CLOSED - do you like coffee?
OPEN - what effects does drinking coffee have on your body and why?
6. Why do you think this article was written on line? What was it's purpose?so more people could find out about gadgets
Term 2
Mrs Parker wrote: this still needs editing Brittany.
WALT: use speech marks correctly
This is great wait what is that a... no it cant be it’s a evil conjure coming our way, but where is grumby “grumby!”… the thing is approaching
and we don’t have grumby how could this get any worse grumby over here! There you are do you know what to do um sighed grumby ill think about it make it quick I said. all grumby could think of was to doge this mysterrous thing so we did but the evil conjure came down and chanted spells! one made me so small and the other one made me huge and another to make me the rigt size But by accident he cast us back home and our friends to !
Mrs Parker wrote: There is a lot of exciting things happening in this slide, Brittany, great imagination. Some editing points. You need to read this out loud to yourself and decide where to put capital letters, full stops and question marks. The WALT is use speech marks correctly. Each new speaker needs to be on a new line. See me re where the speech marks need to go once your speakers have their own lines.
This is great wait what is that a no it cant be it’s a evil conjure coming our way but where is grumby “grumby the thing is approaching
and we don’t have grumby how could this get any worse grumby over here There you are do you know what to do um sighed grumby ill think about it make it quick I said. all grumby could think of was to doge this mysterrous thing so we did but the evil conjure came down and chanted spells! one made me so small and the other one made me huge and another to make me the rigt size But by accident he cast us back home and our friends to !